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Morocco to impose night curfew during Ramadan
Rabat: Morocco has announced a night curfew during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in an effort to combat Covid-19 spread. A government statement issued on Wednesday said that a nationwide night…
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Morocco COVID-19 tally rises to 479,579
Rabat: Morocco’s Covid-19 tally rose to 479,579 on Wednesday as 508 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the death toll…
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Morocco receives 4M doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India
Rabat: After it began implementing the first vaccination campaign in Africa two weeks ago, Morocco on Thursday received a batch of four million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India, the country’s health…
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Jared Kushner joins Israeli officials on visit to Morocco
Tel Aviv: Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties…
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Morocco confirms decision to reopen Israeli liaison offices
Moscow: Morocco has confirmed its intention for the bilateral reopening of liaison offices with Israel under the US-brokered agreement to normalize the diplomatic ties between the two nations, Morocco’s Ambassador to Russia…
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Israel, Morocco to normalise relations, says Trump
Washington: Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalise relations, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israel agreement in four months. As part of the deal, the US will recognize Morocco’s…
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Morocco seizes 2.44 tonnes of cannabis
Rabat: The Moroccan security seized on Saturday 2.44 tonnes of cannabis near the northern city of Al Hoceima, official news agency MAP reported. The banned substance was concealed in 91 packages inside…
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Morocco arrests IS suspect
Rabat: Moroccan security forces have arrested a man with suspected link to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The suspect, 41, was arrested on Saturday in the central city of Meknes. He was…
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Morocco, US agree to bolster cooperation on fighting terrorism
Rabat: Morocco and the United States have announced that they agreed to “sustain cooperation to defeat terrorist groups.” According to Xinhua news agency, in a joint statement issued on Tuesday, “Following the…
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UAE supporting Polisarion Front with money, oil claims Morocco
In a new development, the Moroccan officials have accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting the Polisario Front which is demanding an independent state in Western Sahara according reports published in…
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8 dead in Morocco road crash
Rabat:Eight people were killed and 30 others injured in a road crash on Wednesday in northwestern Morocco, authorities in the North African country said. The accident happened when a truck collided with…
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Pope in Morocco warns Catholics off converting others
Rabat: Pope Francis on Sunday warned Catholics in Morocco against trying to convert others to boost their small numbers, during a rare visit by a pontiff to the North African country. Speaking…
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Pope Francis in Morocco aimed at boosting Christian-Muslim ties
RABAT: Pope Francis joined Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Saturday aimed at boosting Christian-Muslim ties in declaring Jerusalem the “common patrimony” of Christians, Jews and Muslims, on the first day of a…
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Pope visits Morocco to boost dialogue, meet migrants
Rabat: Pope Francis arrives in Morocco on Saturday for a visit which will see him meet Muslim leaders and migrants ahead of a mass with the country’s minority Catholic community. The spiritual…
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Migrants see no end to misery as pope visits Morocco
Casablanca: Migrants at a squalid camp in the Moroccan city of Casablanca have few hopes for the future, after their dreams of a new life in Europe were squashed. Illegal but tolerated,…
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India, Morocco sign agreements on bilateral cooperation
Rabat: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Monday signed four agreements to cement bilateral cooperation. The two foreign ministers inked four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in…
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India, Morocco sign four MoUs
Rabat [Morocco]: India and Morocco signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) here on Monday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita joined hands to fight counter-terrorism. The two…
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Sushma Swaraj embarks on three-nation visit
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday embarked on a three-nation visit to Bulgaria, Morocco and Spain. “Swaraj’s visit will strengthen India’s relations with these three countries, expand avenues of…
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Swine flu outbreak kills 9 in Morocco
Rabat: An outbreak of swine flu in Morocco has left nine people dead in the past week, the kingdom’s health minister said Saturday. The spread of the H1N1 virus was “normal” for…
